All Supermarkets articles – Page 91
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NewsParliament hears proposal for watchdog to fine grocers 1% of turnover
Measures that will give the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) the power to fine UK supermarkets 1% of their turnover have been laid out in Parliament.
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NewsTesco begins consultations to cut HQ director headcount
Tesco has begun consultations with hundreds of directors across its Cheshunt and Welwyn Garden City offices in order to slash headcount.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Big four grocers slim down for new year’s battle
Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are all cutting roles and reshuffling their top teams as they seek to turn around performance.
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OpinionComment: Rewriting Tesco’s history is neither true nor fair
Tesco has undoubtedly struggled in recent years but some of the criticism of the retailer’s previous management has gone too far.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Christmas trading figures show the great retail divide
The festive season’s results inevitably have winners and losers, but this year’s OC&C Christmas Trading Index shows the gulf between them.
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NewsTesco swings the axe on stores and jobs amid fears of more to come
Tesco swung the axe on dozens of stores this week, but the question is already being asked whether more closures can be expected.
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GalleryIn pictures: Has Aldi suffered from a Christmas hangover?
Christmas goods still seem to be in plentiful stock in some Aldi stores, discovers Grocery Insight director Steve Dresser.
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NewsDavid Cameron accused of U-turn over supermarket fines
The Prime Minister has been accused of trying to “water down” laws that would allow regulators to fine food retailers who squeeze suppliers.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's Blinkbox failure proves copying Amazon is futile
With an insatiable appetite to capitalise on what it considered hot trends, Tesco hurried into an unknown market (to the grocer) that was already saturated.
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NewsSainsbury's extends online clothing trial to London and Southeast
Sainsbury’s has extended its online clothing trial to London and the Southeast following the Midlands-based pilot.
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NewsTesco to close Blinkbox Books after failing to find buyer
Tesco is to close its e-book service Blinkbox Books after failing to find a buyer, following the sale of music streaming service Blinkbox Music.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco and Uniqlo
Retail news round-up on January 27, 2015: Tesco to close Blinkbox Books; and Uniqlo to enter the Canadian market.
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NewsAmazon took quarter of entertainment spend in the fourth quarter of 2014
Amazon raked in one in every four pounds spent on entertainment in the last quarter of 2014, as the supermarkets saw their marketshare fall.
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AnalysisInternational new analysis: Deconstructing the Kroger rumours du jour
US supermarket group Kroger has gone through the rumour mill about prospective acquisitions, but is there any truth to the speculation?
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales growth held back by icy conditions in North
Sales at department store retailer John Lewis edged up 1.1% last week, held back by poor weather in Scotland and the north of England.
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NewsMorrisons chief executive front-runner Ian McLeod takes up new role in US
A front-runner tipped to become the new Morrisons chief executive, Wesfamers’ Ian McLeod, has instead taken up a role in the US.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Unlikely contenders for Morrisons’ CEO role
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on prospective candidates to take over Dalton Philips’ role at Morrisons.
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NewsTesco narrows down search for new chairman to two candidates
Tesco has reportedly narrowed down the search for a successor to Sir Richard Broadbent to two candidates as it seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Ebay and Amazon
Retail news round-up on January 22, 2015: M&S tests loyalty app; Ebay to lay off 7% of workforce; Tesco shortlists two for chairman; Amazon stops sales of nappies
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GalleryIn pictures: Morrisons' new 'Format Flex' lab store in Weybridge
The newly opened Morrisons in Weybridge does not feel like a standard Morrisons in spite of the use of its corporate colours.